Course: Behaviour Change Interventions: Introductory Principles and Practice

Welcome! Over the next four weeks you will be introduced to the Behaviour Change Wheel framework, a process for designing or refining behaviour change interventions or policies. This course aims …

To kick off the first week of the course we will think about how to best define key terms such as behaviour, influence and outcome, and look at how these …

Here are your tutors who will guide you through your learning. Please introduce yourselves in the discussion box at the bottom of the page and let us know what you …

Each of the three components of COM-B can be divided into two subcomponents. Capability Capability is divided into Physical Capability and Psychological Capability. Physical Capability refers to a person’s abilities …

We can now think about which Policy Options can be used for different Intervention Types.

In this video, Dr D’Lima introduces the COM-B model. This is a simple model of behaviour that outlines the necessary conditions for a behaviour to occur. In order for a …

Most attempts to change behaviour in the real world contain more than one Intervention Type. For example, a sign at the front of a store with the message ‘Please wear …

The middle circle of the Behaviour Change Wheel concentrates on nine Intervention Types. This video will introduce and define them as well as providing some examples.

The TRED programme identified many different behaviours in the home environment that influenced the amount of energy that is used. It wouldn’t be practical to develop behaviour change interventions to …

You may already know the behaviour or behaviours that you want to change to achieve your goal. Whether or not you do, it is often a good idea to start …

You may have been surprised by some of the answers in the previous quiz! In this video we illustrate definitions of behaviour, outcome and influence through real life examples.

The final step in the Behaviour Change Wheel process, Step 4, involves identifying specific BCTs to include in the intervention. Let’s take a look at how this step was applied …

Step 3 in the Behaviour Change Wheel process involves identifying the broad types of interventions that could be used to change the target behaviour. Let’s take a look at how …

In order to make judgments about A, P, E, A, S and E, we need information. We may already have relevant information but we may want to gather more. We …

Most people or organisations are interested in changing behaviour to contribute to achieving a desired outcome (their goal). We have already looked at some examples of outcomes and how they …